Lars Erik Högberg
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Lars Erik Högberg (18 December 1858 – 1924) was a missionary and linguist in Russia and Chinese Turkestan (present day Xinjiang). He served with the Mission Union of Sweden.
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Born | 18 December 1858 Nora Mountain Parish, Örebro County, Sweden |
Died | 1924 |
Spouse(s) | Eva Eriksson, Sigrid Johanna Adelaide Braune |
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He first served in Russia in August 1880, and went to Chinese Turkestan first on May 3, 1894.
His first wife, Eva Eriksson, whom he married August 15, 1882, died August 3, 1892, of cholera in Tabris, Persia. On 26 March 1894 he married a second time to Sigrid Johanna Adelaide Braune.